Category Archives: Betting

Oceanian Overview: three of Australia’s biggest gaming stakeholders feel the pressure

A trio of controversies have emerged in the Australian gaming space this week, involving three of the country’s biggest gaming groups – heritage brand Tabcorp, overseas giant Entain, and lottery leader The Lottery Corporation. In this first edition of SBC News’ Oceania Overview, we take a look at the scrutiny each firm is facing, all […]

Codere Online swings to profitability amid strong Mexican performance

Codere Online has reported continued growth across the business for Q1 2026, notably in Mexico ahead of this summer’s 2026 FIFA World Cup. Publication of the Nasdaq-listed company’s Q1s comes amid speculation around a potential sale of Grupo Codere, the Madrid-based omnichannel gaming group which retains a major share in Codere Online. Total revenue for […]

Betfair prices new view of UK politics

The local elections of 2026 have been billed as the UK witnessing the generational breakaway of the electorate with its traditional parties of Labour and the Conservatives. As the electorate heads to the polls, Thursday is set to redefine the political map of UK politics, disrupted by Reform UK and the Green Party – the […]

DATA.BET continues push into new verticals with tennis launch

Sportsbook technology firm DATA.BET has integrated tennis into its ordering for global betting and gaming operators. The addition of tennis forms part of a DATA.BET’s wider product development strategy, with the firm aiming to maintain player engagement and deliver a more consistent betting experience to its operator partners. Tennis will play a ‘central role’ in […]

Genius Sports maintains $1bn 2026 outlook after Legend deal closure

Genius Sports has declared a hefty net loss for the first quarter of the year, but this has not deterred group leadership from its lofty expectations for the end of the year. The London-based, NYSE-listed sportstech published its Q1 financials this afternoon, revealing overall year-over-year revenue growth of 30.5% from $143.9m (£105.6m) to $187.9m. Group-wide […]

IGT PlaySports prepares B2B and B2C customers ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

IGT PlaySports Head of Sports Trading, Tony DiTommaso, elaborates on how a vast amount of experience will ensure that IGT supports, and scales up, opportunities for customers ahead of the FIFA World Cup. American interest in soccer continues to surge as exposure to the world’s most popular sport rises. With the FIFA World Cup scheduled […]

Flutter stands by “international balance” as Amy Howe exits FanDuel leadership

Flutter Entertainment has announced that FanDuel will enter a new period of transition following the departure of Amy Howe as Chief Executive Officer of its North America business. The leadership change accompanies the NYSE/LSE gambling group’s Q1 2026 results, as Flutter seeks to re-engineer FanDuel’s position across US sportsbook, iGaming and its entry into prediction […]

Gambling sector risks disruption as Ukraine moves to fulfil IMF duties

An MP has warned that a proposed transfer of gambling policy power between two of Ukraine’s ministries will do more harm than good. Nina Yuzhanina, MP from Ukraine’s European Solidarity party, took to Facebook to publicly criticise the development of draft bill No. 15111-d, which aims to govern tax on incomes generated from digital platforms. […]

SBC Summit 2026 returns to Lisbon with reimagined six-stage conference agenda

SBC Summit will return to Lisbon from 29 September to 1 October, bringing together a six-stage conference agenda, offering a comprehensive, 360-degree view of today’s global iGaming industry. The 2026 agenda has been designed to reflect how the industry operates from every perspective. Each stage focuses on a different force shaping the market, with discussions […]

Online gambling reforms carry low UK economic impact

A macroeconomic study examining the impacts of the UK Gambling Act review has concluded that the agreed reforms would result in only a “limited net negative effect on the wider UK economy”. The assessment has been published by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), Britain’s oldest independent economic research institute, which evaluates […]